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the u.s. up to where they are in europe. these new regulations would destroy jobs at a time when americans need them the most. and they'd be especially devastatdevastating to states ln candidate other coal states. it would jeopardize the livelihoods of the 18,000 minors in kentucky and the additional 200,000 jobs that depend on coal production and the low cost of electricity that kentuckians enjoy. they'd raise the price of everything from electricity, gasoline, fertilizer to the food we eat. and that's why farmers, builders, manufacturers, small businesses, and the u.s. chamber of commerce oppose them and support an effort to stop them. but the white house is determined to get its way, and that's why they're attempting to do through regulation what they couldn't do through legislation, regardless of whether the american people want it or not. in my view, it's an insult to the millions of americans who are already struggling to make ends meet to find job. 14 million americans are looking for w
the u.s. up to where they are in europe. these new regulations would destroy jobs at a time when americans need them the most. and they'd be especially devastatdevastating to states ln candidate other coal states. it would jeopardize the livelihoods of the 18,000 minors in kentucky and the additional 200,000 jobs that depend on coal production and the low cost of electricity that kentuckians enjoy. they'd raise the price of everything from electricity, gasoline, fertilizer to the food we eat....
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he'll also tell you as our nato ambassador to -- you are u.s. ambassador to nato you can find him on twitter and i can assure you that you will not find me on twitter. [laughter] >> this year we will be taking missile defense off the drawing board and if you got into action starting with the deployment of radar systems on land and ships in the mediterranean. as you know, one of our aegis ships the uss monterey arrived this month to begin the first sustained deployment of a ballistic defense missile ship to defend the eppa. by the end of the fiscal year our regional missile defense capabilities will consist of 26 interceptors and 107 sm3 intercepters. and romania and poland have agreed to intercept. their support allows the united states to base our systems closer to the iranian threat and provide a permanent missile defense capability in europe. these plans create a synergy and reduce the cost and burdens of a european defense military architecture. finally and most importantly i want to talk about missile defense cooperation with russia since s
he'll also tell you as our nato ambassador to -- you are u.s. ambassador to nato you can find him on twitter and i can assure you that you will not find me on twitter. [laughter] >> this year we will be taking missile defense off the drawing board and if you got into action starting with the deployment of radar systems on land and ships in the mediterranean. as you know, one of our aegis ships the uss monterey arrived this month to begin the first sustained deployment of a ballistic...
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but he did befriend a couple of american women who were i think the lives of people working in the u.s. embassy and nairobi at the time. there was no doubt obama senior was a very, very charming man. he charmed the ways. he clearly impressed this comment on with his ambitions and his conviction but his intelligence. so it's through private engagements that he was able to secure a place in hawaii. and he actually flew light independently to avoid the airlift to hawaii, with women, american women in nairobi who actually funded his place and airfare. you talked about the thelma speech, and president obama's is a constant politician. he gave a great speech, in which he referred that his grandfather came is great airlift details are used to somehow claim part of the camelot connection with the kennedys. you're right that that kennedy was elected into the following year. he made an error. and he acknowledged the air. his campaign team made public just a few days after selma that that was an era. and that the president was a crack. he did correct himself even though he was against looking to
but he did befriend a couple of american women who were i think the lives of people working in the u.s. embassy and nairobi at the time. there was no doubt obama senior was a very, very charming man. he charmed the ways. he clearly impressed this comment on with his ambitions and his conviction but his intelligence. so it's through private engagements that he was able to secure a place in hawaii. and he actually flew light independently to avoid the airlift to hawaii, with women, american women...
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reviewers have commented, a well-written meticulously researched and i opening examination of how u.s. politicians use religion to win votes. if you are at all curious about how influential religion has become in today's political arena, you need to read this book. another review called the book absolutely brilliant, fascinating, timely, and of great importance. it's so absolutely buy that book, too. still as you can see, we have a lot of expertise to bring to today's procession teach -- session. professors want to leave plenty of time for discussion. they will be beginning, and you can get your questions ready. at think we will start with dr. kate kenski, who will focus in on the 2008 election and factors that help us understand the outcomes of the elections and then dr. kevin coe will bring his focus in on the influence of religion in politics today. >> thank you much. i'm very much appreciate being here, and thank you for having us. from among the thousands of words that were spoken in the 2008 election might co-authors and i think that we pretty much mail down which words were mos
reviewers have commented, a well-written meticulously researched and i opening examination of how u.s. politicians use religion to win votes. if you are at all curious about how influential religion has become in today's political arena, you need to read this book. another review called the book absolutely brilliant, fascinating, timely, and of great importance. it's so absolutely buy that book, too. still as you can see, we have a lot of expertise to bring to today's procession teach --...
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but he did befriend a couple of american women who were -- who were wives working in the u.s. embassy in nairobi at the time. and for all his faults obama, sr., was a very charming man and he could charm the ladies. he clearly impressed he's women not only with his ambition and his determination but intelligence. and so it's actually through private meetings he's actually able to secure a place in hawaii and he actually flew quite independently of oboya's airlift with american women from the american embassy who actually funded his place and his air fare. you talk about the selma speech and, you know, president obama is a consummate politician and he gave this great speech, rousing speech in selma in which he referred his father came over from this great airlift in which he used it to somehow claim part of the camelot connection. and kennedy wasn't elected until the following year. he made an error. and he acknowledged the error immediately. his campaign team actually made public just a few days after selma that actually that was an error and, in fact, it wasn't correct. so he
but he did befriend a couple of american women who were -- who were wives working in the u.s. embassy in nairobi at the time. and for all his faults obama, sr., was a very charming man and he could charm the ladies. he clearly impressed he's women not only with his ambition and his determination but intelligence. and so it's actually through private meetings he's actually able to secure a place in hawaii and he actually flew quite independently of oboya's airlift with american women from the...
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if the u.s. government is seen as actually supporting the reform movement the reform movement is therefore seen as a fifth column, working with the ethnic divisions, saboteurs and ordered to pursue israeli-us goals. the last thing reform movement wants to be associated with is the yet the state's, even with the united states claiming to be supporting the reform movement. now, some people feel that if there is between tirana and the united states, if there is a nuclear agreement this will strengthen the regime. the regime will then survive another 30 years. all with this notion that somehow the united states coming in and actually making this grand bargain will stabilize the regime for the foreseeable future. this is actually an unwarranted. if you look at what is happening throughout the region, the countries that are most stable are actually the ones who are most friendly with the united states. with the u.s. eighth is that stabilize and the regime. on the contrary, it seems to destabilize them.
if the u.s. government is seen as actually supporting the reform movement the reform movement is therefore seen as a fifth column, working with the ethnic divisions, saboteurs and ordered to pursue israeli-us goals. the last thing reform movement wants to be associated with is the yet the state's, even with the united states claiming to be supporting the reform movement. now, some people feel that if there is between tirana and the united states, if there is a nuclear agreement this will...
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if there's a u.s. involvement or component in the no-fly zone will the take the necessary assets away from afghanistan and this question asks how will it in the in libya? so i would place them before you? >> i'm tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african demand and some others. i would note on the first one there has been no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was clear on the enormous capabilities that we have in our military. by the way, we are now getting to the one year deployed, so the 12 - as well with our service and that is a function of not just having drawn down our forces in iraq although that is the biggest we are down from 165 at the peak to somewhere in the high forties. but also of course the increase of the forces, the restructuring and the development of the more of the so-called high demand low density forces and special operations command the and intelligence communities and so on so there has b
if there's a u.s. involvement or component in the no-fly zone will the take the necessary assets away from afghanistan and this question asks how will it in the in libya? so i would place them before you? >> i'm tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african demand and some others. i would note on the first one there has been no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was clear on the enormous capabilities...
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the chinese actually have a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. although they take our money, but the influence is coming from china. they call us the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s., and they look at india as a quasi, and i was wondering in they have interest in createing some stability like "the new york times" a story where they funded the technology for the nuclear reactor to make bombs. just now in the world of proliferation, they are encouraging pakistani to build nuclear woman. what's your take on the chinese? and do we discuss it in the book? thanks. >> briefly, you characterize china quite rightly. from pakistan's perspective they are the all weather friend. they are taller than the himalayas. they have given the design for the bomb. in any clutch situation, the chinese haven't done anything more than we have. china's sort answer is they are in a quasi rivalry with us and indian, but they are also in a relationship with us and india, and china are trying to figure out how to balance all of this together. so for me, it's t
the chinese actually have a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. although they take our money, but the influence is coming from china. they call us the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s., and they look at india as a quasi, and i was wondering in they have interest in createing some stability like "the new york times" a story where they funded the technology for the nuclear reactor to make bombs. just now in the world of proliferation, they are encouraging...
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in iran, the u.s. has a bad image. the u.s. is the soviet union of iran having basically been implicit. they are actually displays because they distort they have a tendency to think it might've been a nasty guy, but a new president like obama has a clean slate and it's going to completely change policy. people outside the united states that they weren't historical notion that the president and they don't see each breaks and huge policy. i think in many cases, foreigners are much more in reality than the u.s. presumption than the previous ones can drastically change policy. so what we've seen in five june of 2009 presidents and secretary of state has been eager to jump on the bandwagon almost every time there's a demonstration, they are out there and gave her of supporting the demonstrators, which is somewhat insane when you compare it to what is happening in tunisia and asia for a long period of everyday demonstrations and they were dragging their feet about supporting them. but in iran, they quickly jumped on it. this is obvio
in iran, the u.s. has a bad image. the u.s. is the soviet union of iran having basically been implicit. they are actually displays because they distort they have a tendency to think it might've been a nasty guy, but a new president like obama has a clean slate and it's going to completely change policy. people outside the united states that they weren't historical notion that the president and they don't see each breaks and huge policy. i think in many cases, foreigners are much more in reality...
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also, u.s. aid does similar funds. can you provide us with how much has been spent on cultural preservation that both the state and u.s. aid and most importantly, why does the administration think we should continue to fund projects like this? is this a program would be willing to give up for the higher national security priorities? >> madame chairwoman, over a ten year period since 2001, the ambassadors cultural fund has provided $1,179,684 to 29 projects. mostly archaeological sites including churches, mosques and synagogues. what we have used that for, but ambassadors have used that for is to illustrate to countries respect for their culture, the history, the religion, and we think it's been a good tool but obviously this is an area where we like to give some discretion to our ambassadors so that they are able to do things that can make people feel good about america but obviously we would be more than willing to talk to you about it. >> thank you. one other concern that cannot in the "washington post" that has to d
also, u.s. aid does similar funds. can you provide us with how much has been spent on cultural preservation that both the state and u.s. aid and most importantly, why does the administration think we should continue to fund projects like this? is this a program would be willing to give up for the higher national security priorities? >> madame chairwoman, over a ten year period since 2001, the ambassadors cultural fund has provided $1,179,684 to 29 projects. mostly archaeological sites...
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>> for those of you who don't know, this was a government sponsored u.s./german/italian program that goes back now 16 years i suppose. it's applied core level surface to air missile protection for ground forces. and that, we decided a couple of months ago that we would not pursue them to ourselves, the united states, how come back to the recent animal. and that we would continue through the currently running phase of our international agreement with the germans and the italians and then we would leave the program and the germans and italians could proceed to complete that if they chose to a couple points, widely make that decision? several reasons. it was not -- the program was performing okay. it had performed not okay in the past. so it wasn't -- it didn't stand out on performance grounds, and that gets you attention these days when you don't stand out on performance grounds. secondly, the army's requirements for air defense have come won't surprise you to learn, change somewhat in 16 years. and the kind of capability represented by that program had less
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the u.s., the worst blizzards of the decades. but despite all of that, but despite of all that, their economies grew in the fourth quarter. and while our growth has worsened, theirs have improved. the german economy -- the chancellor -- the chancellor should just calm down just a little bit, mr. deputy speaker. the german economy is forecast to grow more strongly than it was last year. so is the united states. growth in the world economy has been revised up. but which is the major country downgrading its growth forecast, the united kingdom. mr. deputy speaker, it's not the wrong type of snow to blame. it's the wrong type of chancellor. it's the wrong type of chancellor in the wrong type of government with the wrong priorities for britain. mr. deputy speaker, mr. deputy speaker -- >> courtesy should be shown but can i say to everybody, the public also wants to hear what the opposition has got to say. if the cabinet members do not want to listen, then please leave the chair. some people may agre
the u.s., the worst blizzards of the decades. but despite all of that, but despite of all that, their economies grew in the fourth quarter. and while our growth has worsened, theirs have improved. the german economy -- the chancellor -- the chancellor should just calm down just a little bit, mr. deputy speaker. the german economy is forecast to grow more strongly than it was last year. so is the united states. growth in the world economy has been revised up. but which is the major country...
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the three largest metropolitan areas in the u.s. produces the output but contains on the 13% of our population. the difference between prosperity is even stronger in the world. if you compare the countries with 50% of the population living in urban areas with less than 50% of population living in urban areas, the urban areas are five times richer and have mortality levels that are one-third as high. they describe themselves as being more satisfied with their lives and jobs, that cities are the pass of out of poverty into pros prosperity for so much of the world. of course, we've seen the success of places like new york. they are fun, green, healthy. they are exciting places to be where the magic of human interactions tends to make the place more exciting. now, the idea behind this book, the reason, the claim that the book makes for why cities have come back is that cities play to human kind's greatest asset, which is our ability to learn from people around us. we come out of the womb with a remarkable ability to learn from our paren
the three largest metropolitan areas in the u.s. produces the output but contains on the 13% of our population. the difference between prosperity is even stronger in the world. if you compare the countries with 50% of the population living in urban areas with less than 50% of population living in urban areas, the urban areas are five times richer and have mortality levels that are one-third as high. they describe themselves as being more satisfied with their lives and jobs, that cities are the...
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i would argue that there is u.s. american interest to harvest theirr own energy what we riskse engaging in military conflict every time those in the middlee east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate.eb there are legitimate differences on both sides of th dis debate, but this is a debate thatld have congress should be willing towht have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go forward. mr. president, i yield the floor. >> next, we'll hear in exchange for this afternoon to train senators randy paul and the turbine on president obama'sthen rule. we'll watch this until the senate comes back in. >> we are now engaging -- it has to be read. >> report the motion. >> senator from kentucky moves to commit the bill s. 4932 the k committee on foreign relations with constructions to report as back with an amendment as follows. at the appropriate place insert the following: it is the senset of the senate that the president does not h
i would argue that there is u.s. american interest to harvest theirr own energy what we riskse engaging in military conflict every time those in the middlee east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate.eb there are legitimate differences on both sides of th dis debate, but this is a debate thatld have congress should be willing towht have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go forward. mr....
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are they still talking about it, and another question is, some of the boys who went over to the u.s., to america, were very young. they were as young as six or seven years old. how did they survive this whole adaptation to america? >> well, i will answer the first question briefly. they are very well-known in china. first of all because many of them -- i would say out of the 120 a good 40 or 45 work immensely impressive man. again the prime minister, the engineer, the diplomat. one of them was the man who convinced written to sort of see tibet. bury our man of many come fishman's. as you are the question, how did they survive this really strenuous journey to america? we are talking about new england in the 19th century, sort of goodwill. ten tradition. you were sitting around the dinner table. you want to eat, you better know how you want to call what you want to read in english. if you don't know ray pettitte is an meet and meet you ain't getting them. that is an education that they learned english very fast. >> but they come back to china, they were still quite young. they were like
are they still talking about it, and another question is, some of the boys who went over to the u.s., to america, were very young. they were as young as six or seven years old. how did they survive this whole adaptation to america? >> well, i will answer the first question briefly. they are very well-known in china. first of all because many of them -- i would say out of the 120 a good 40 or 45 work immensely impressive man. again the prime minister, the engineer, the diplomat. one of...
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u.s. nato and afghan special forces dealt a crushing blow to the mid-level leadership of the taliban and its al qaeda allies. afghan and coalition surge forces are recapturing momentum in key terrain areas such as kandahar and hellmund. afghan security forces are improving in quality faster than planned. afghan local police initiative is empowering communities across the country to provide their own security from the bottom up, but kabul does so from the top down. the cumulative effect is that we are turning around the war in afghanistan, but as general petraeus says and will emphasize this progress remains fragile and reversible. the sustainability of our gains will be tested during the fighting season ahead. we should all be very clear before the fact that violence will go up in the months ahead and we will surely encounter setbacks in some places. we need to be exceedingly cautious about withdrawal of u.s. forces this july as the president has called for. we should be mindful that perha
u.s. nato and afghan special forces dealt a crushing blow to the mid-level leadership of the taliban and its al qaeda allies. afghan and coalition surge forces are recapturing momentum in key terrain areas such as kandahar and hellmund. afghan security forces are improving in quality faster than planned. afghan local police initiative is empowering communities across the country to provide their own security from the bottom up, but kabul does so from the top down. the cumulative effect is that...
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in the u.s. we do not expect the kind of lethal doses, and we get much higher up into the higher rem levels. guest: do we have independent levels of radiation rates there are related to what they are telling us? guest: there is a u.s. government effort to provide additional radiation measurement lovell's to access at the department of energy and other government agencies. we are collecting some of that information, sharing that with the japanese government. guest: and this is through overflights? guest: we are getting any attrition from a variety of sources -- informationi from a variety of sources, department of energy sources. is this and the category of, i could tell you, but then it would have to kill you? we have a variety of different sources. it depends on him as the most reliable information. because of a loss of power to a part of the reactor site, instrumentation is not always available. so it is difficult to obtain accurate information. but we believe there right now the radiation leve
in the u.s. we do not expect the kind of lethal doses, and we get much higher up into the higher rem levels. guest: do we have independent levels of radiation rates there are related to what they are telling us? guest: there is a u.s. government effort to provide additional radiation measurement lovell's to access at the department of energy and other government agencies. we are collecting some of that information, sharing that with the japanese government. guest: and this is through...
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there are u.s. attorney guidelines but i think the most important guideline will always be what's in the best interest of the case. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president, two questions i'd like to ask. one is brief. the staff research memo on the issue raised by senator graham relative to the teacher asking for three weeks for a visit to mecca for the hajj. i don't know what arizona keeps popping up in all these. there are other cases that have been considered in one united states versus the board of trustees of southern illinois university in 1995. it was about the employer's failure to accommodate an employee who requested leave to attend an eight-day religious festival, the worldwide church of god's feast of tabernacles and i see there have been other cases involving that particular christian religion in this eight-day leave, 14-day leave that has been requested. i also find cases here involving discrimination against those who have asked to be spared -- being scheduled on the sabbath. >> corr
there are u.s. attorney guidelines but i think the most important guideline will always be what's in the best interest of the case. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president, two questions i'd like to ask. one is brief. the staff research memo on the issue raised by senator graham relative to the teacher asking for three weeks for a visit to mecca for the hajj. i don't know what arizona keeps popping up in all these. there are other cases that have been considered in one united...
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>> did i read that the u.s. military is interested in the technologies in monitoring the border between afghanistan and pakistan? >> one of the things the military has used is the first surveillance system built and designed by the border control built for us by the military. they are now using that same type of capability in foreign theaters of operation. >> interesting. stop for a second about the northern border. it doesn't get attention, but very important. number one trading partner is up there. the gao was also fairly critical of our control of the northern border as well. what was your response to the argument that -- and also made the point that suggested if there is a terrorist infiltration, more likely coming from the northern border. what's your concern about the northern border? >> very good points as it relates to the risk relating to terrorism. the one thing that we have to understand is that we cannot take the same measures or the same approach to the northern border as we do with the southern bor
>> did i read that the u.s. military is interested in the technologies in monitoring the border between afghanistan and pakistan? >> one of the things the military has used is the first surveillance system built and designed by the border control built for us by the military. they are now using that same type of capability in foreign theaters of operation. >> interesting. stop for a second about the northern border. it doesn't get attention, but very important. number one...
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libya is a world without u.s. leadership looks like. quote, this is the obamathis is conception of the u.s. role in the world to work through multilateral organizations and d bilateral relationships to makea sure the steps we are taking are amplified. there was the spokes deacons book and by the national security spokesman been rhodes as quoted in "the washington post." they bombed us with thankery airplanes, missiles coming froma every direction. we need international support at least a no-fly zone. why is the world not supportingm us? this from the rubble mohammed on march 10th wall street journal".reedom. they are fighting for freedom. they're fighting an anÍbal situation on the battlefield. least we c te least we can do, the very least we can do is recognizefrem their struggle for freedom and give them some assistance. otherwise as the president's national security adviser statel on friday qaddafi will prevail. i will send a signal throughout the world that we will haveanane tannin and squares in this world i yield to my colleague
libya is a world without u.s. leadership looks like. quote, this is the obamathis is conception of the u.s. role in the world to work through multilateral organizations and d bilateral relationships to makea sure the steps we are taking are amplified. there was the spokes deacons book and by the national security spokesman been rhodes as quoted in "the washington post." they bombed us with thankery airplanes, missiles coming froma every direction. we need international support at...
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the u.s. government. we cannot force them to live two weeks by two weeks by two weeks and not be sufficiently funded. and i will be glad to engage with my colleagues in vigorous debate, and maybe they are able to find more ways to save money from our defense spending. and i'm sure they're there, and i look forward to working with them. but as the secretary of defense has tried to make it as clear as possible to the members of congress -- and i wish the president would weigh in more heavily than this -- we cannot continue functioning and preserve our national security this way. that's why if we do another two-week continuing resolution, i will be coming to the floor to propose an amendment to provide funding for our nation's defense for the remainder of the year. and i take a backseat to no one in my zeal to cut unnecessary spending. i'm aware we have mortgaged our children's futures. i know that we can't stop spending the way we are, but the first priority of government -- the first priority i
the u.s. government. we cannot force them to live two weeks by two weeks by two weeks and not be sufficiently funded. and i will be glad to engage with my colleagues in vigorous debate, and maybe they are able to find more ways to save money from our defense spending. and i'm sure they're there, and i look forward to working with them. but as the secretary of defense has tried to make it as clear as possible to the members of congress -- and i wish the president would weigh in more heavily than...
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a new initiative for u.s. in the last year and a half or so are brief, punchy pamphlets available in print and online, you can get them for your ipad, your kindle or other devices. they are 5, 6, 7,000 words about important issues of the day whether it's immigration, health care, national sovereignty, john bolton's done a great one for us on how the current administration is draining away national sovereignty and why this is a big problem. we have many really good books coming up, one new one is this title here by walter olson of the cato institute, schools for misrule. it will them you everything you should know about elite law schools and why you should be afraid of them. they are training america's future leaders, and it's a very dubious proposition, i think. we've got a bunch of great things coming up. our new york times bestseller last year was the grand jihad by andy mccarthy. just out is freedom at risk by james buckley, senator james buckley. we've got a bunch of great, great titles coming out, so stop
a new initiative for u.s. in the last year and a half or so are brief, punchy pamphlets available in print and online, you can get them for your ipad, your kindle or other devices. they are 5, 6, 7,000 words about important issues of the day whether it's immigration, health care, national sovereignty, john bolton's done a great one for us on how the current administration is draining away national sovereignty and why this is a big problem. we have many really good books coming up, one new one...
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he is also the u.s. national single point of contact began a endorsed beyond the international astronomy 2009. so he has international experience and he did work in tucson for a long time at the national observatory. but he has now moved onto the on to the jet propulsion lab and he is helping i believe -- inform the public about the radioactive sources that are going to be on the next mission. so we will certainly want to hear about that. he has a degree in astronomical astronomical -- astronautical excuse me journalism from the university of illinois urbana and without further ado, doug isbell. >> good afternoon. thank you. [applause] it is a pleasure to be here. as peter said i've lived here for about eight years and i really enjoy being back here. i was outside for about an hour and a already feel like i am sunburned. it is always a fun aspect of tucson. wear your where you wear your hat and i forgot my hat. i want to tell you about her book which is peter said is -- 2009. it is a paperback book from
he is also the u.s. national single point of contact began a endorsed beyond the international astronomy 2009. so he has international experience and he did work in tucson for a long time at the national observatory. but he has now moved onto the on to the jet propulsion lab and he is helping i believe -- inform the public about the radioactive sources that are going to be on the next mission. so we will certainly want to hear about that. he has a degree in astronomical astronomical --...
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i would argue that there is a vital u.s.-american interest t to -- u.s. american interest to harvest our own energy or we risk in engaging in military conflict every time those in the middle east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate. there are legitimate differences on both sides of this debate, but this is a debate the congress should be willing to have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go forward. mr. president, i yield the floor. and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. alexander: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask consent to vitiate the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: and i ask consent to divide equally the remaining amount of morning business time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: the senator from new york and i are on the floor to introduce legislation, which he will do in just a
i would argue that there is a vital u.s.-american interest t to -- u.s. american interest to harvest our own energy or we risk in engaging in military conflict every time those in the middle east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate. there are legitimate differences on both sides of this debate, but this is a debate the congress should be willing to have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go...
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focus from the u.s. forces and u.s. exports as well. after the session, we'll be here to answer specific questions ase mike american colleague whoseern faith in connecticut at the back of the room there.the room w. i'd also like to thank our cosponsors for today's press briefing. the navy league is are t not-for-profit organization witr more than 50,000 members spread across 250ead councils worldwid. since its founding in 1982, the navy league's mission has beeni to educate the american peopleei and their leaders about the importance of sea power to a maritime nation and also to support the men and women of the usc services.ea ser i very much appreciate theiri full support to data back to recognize specifically the national dam breaches the national direct to for theirectr contributions to helping put this together together. but now for the core of today's event. the united nations estimates that the indian ocean piracy cost between five and $7 billion annually and though there are only a few attacks to make the news, they still occur o
focus from the u.s. forces and u.s. exports as well. after the session, we'll be here to answer specific questions ase mike american colleague whoseern faith in connecticut at the back of the room there.the room w. i'd also like to thank our cosponsors for today's press briefing. the navy league is are t not-for-profit organization witr more than 50,000 members spread across 250ead councils worldwid. since its founding in 1982, the navy league's mission has beeni to educate the american...
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i am the cochair of the toury-u.s. study group, and -- turkey-u.s. study group, and while i have a strong feeling towards turkey as a strong ally of the united states which it has been since the green war and strong allies of israel recently, but turkey is going the wrong direction, but that doesn't mean you don't try to keep turkey your friend. i do that with every chance i can, members who visit, or any other time to try to encourage turkey to continue to be a nation in the middle east that is friendly towards israel to bring about a peace and they can do that. they can be a great conduit to peace. the opportunity for peace isn't lost, but wouldn't it have been wonderful to have a solution to this peace before all this unrest. who would have thought this six months ago, but because of the unrest, it's more difficult to bring about peace. hezbollah doesn't want israel to have peace, and they would like to see a continuation of the failing of the peace process so eventually they can see a failure of the great nation of israel. [applause] >> congressm
i am the cochair of the toury-u.s. study group, and -- turkey-u.s. study group, and while i have a strong feeling towards turkey as a strong ally of the united states which it has been since the green war and strong allies of israel recently, but turkey is going the wrong direction, but that doesn't mean you don't try to keep turkey your friend. i do that with every chance i can, members who visit, or any other time to try to encourage turkey to continue to be a nation in the middle east that...
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the u.s. in 2008 the center for capital market competitiveness at the u.s. chamber of commerce invited me to conduct a study and write a report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the sec. i wrote this study based upon interviews with more than 50 current and former sec staff persons and commissioners who agreed to be interviewed and who gave me their ideas, insights and criticisms. the best of which i shamelessly stole. in addition to this report, in 2009 with i wrote a second article, it appeared in the university of pittsburgh law review. this article focused primarily on the enforcement division of the sec, a subject i did not discuss in the chamber report. unlike the chamber report which reflected the collective views of a wide range of people, this article's really my own personal views. in both documents i attempted to identify what could be done to make the agency a more effective capital market regulator. now, today i am aware that one of the focal points is, of cour
the u.s. in 2008 the center for capital market competitiveness at the u.s. chamber of commerce invited me to conduct a study and write a report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the sec. i wrote this study based upon interviews with more than 50 current and former sec staff persons and commissioners who agreed to be interviewed and who gave me their ideas, insights and criticisms. the best of which i shamelessly stole. in addition to this report, in 2009 with i wrote a...
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[applause] [applause] >> the u.s. senate gavels in shortly beginning the day with general speeches at about 11 eastern senators will resume debate on a small business bill. it continues innovation funds for small tech and research firms. a number of amendments are pending, many of them unrelated to the bill. negotiations continue off the floor how to handle those unrelated amendments. the u.s. house coming in today at 2 p.m. a couple of bills including one ending the hamp program. you can follow house coverage on c-span this afternoon at 2 p.m. eastern. now live to the senate floor hear on c-span2. senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, who has made and preserved us as a nation, make our lawmakers people of high vision and steadfast fidelity to your wisdom. use them to lift the banner of righteousness which exalts a nation. as they work together, deepen their understanding of one another's perspectives, so that they will treat th
[applause] [applause] >> the u.s. senate gavels in shortly beginning the day with general speeches at about 11 eastern senators will resume debate on a small business bill. it continues innovation funds for small tech and research firms. a number of amendments are pending, many of them unrelated to the bill. negotiations continue off the floor how to handle those unrelated amendments. the u.s. house coming in today at 2 p.m. a couple of bills including one ending the hamp program. you can...
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the u.s. government also spends1 about 63 billion on 18 different domestic food and nutrition programs. and about $3 billion on 20 hom otmelessness programs.eport n and the report notes, and i'm ce quoting, this can create unnecessary work for both providers and applicants and may result in the use of more administrative resources than ta are needed. let me translate that. that means we have to muchsteful bureaucracy and to much wastefue spending, so the money doesn't n actually get to the people it'sg intendedet to help. it gets spent in the bureaucracy. als we also haove h another almost $60 million spent on over 100 duplicated and fragmented surface transportation programs, 100 of them. and so, while i am troubled thae the $61 billion from the house just isn't enough to tackle thet problem, i am astounded by what the other side of the ogle has done.grams te tal it also continues many of the wasteful programs the we talkedt about. blic the corporation for public broadcasting has come underbv
the u.s. government also spends1 about 63 billion on 18 different domestic food and nutrition programs. and about $3 billion on 20 hom otmelessness programs.eport n and the report notes, and i'm ce quoting, this can create unnecessary work for both providers and applicants and may result in the use of more administrative resources than ta are needed. let me translate that. that means we have to muchsteful bureaucracy and to much wastefue spending, so the money doesn't n actually get to the...
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they wanted the u.s. to provide security for them so they can go out and teach and meet with the afghan people. general, to what extent, if any, must corrupt behavior by those in government in afghanistan be countered in order to support stability? what exactly is needed from president karzai in order for corruption in the afghan system to be countered successfully? during a dinner with ambassador eikenberry on this recent codell, we understood from the parliament members who attended the dinner that this corruption in the government still exists, and i know this is a little out of your realm, but i think that poll techs and the military -- politics and the military are comingled in the afghanistan. i understand there isn't even a speaker yet appointed in the parliament, is that correct? >> no. actually, there was a speaker elected a couple of weeks ago, and the committee members have been being selected as well more recently. in fact, as i noted yesterday, i think there are 10% more women in the afghan p
they wanted the u.s. to provide security for them so they can go out and teach and meet with the afghan people. general, to what extent, if any, must corrupt behavior by those in government in afghanistan be countered in order to support stability? what exactly is needed from president karzai in order for corruption in the afghan system to be countered successfully? during a dinner with ambassador eikenberry on this recent codell, we understood from the parliament members who attended the...
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the effect in the u.s. has been a little bit more diffuse, because the u.k., for a number of different reasons really, doesn't have mandatory school-age vaccination law so it is much easier for something like this to see an immediate drop. what you have seen here is over the past 10 years, and i don't know now exactly the number of states, but it is somewhere between 70 and 90% of states have now passed what is called the philosophical exemption law relating to vaccination which means, in order to have your child go to a public school and not be vaccinated used to need a religious exemption. so you know a christian scientist could easily get a religious exemption. i could not go when as a reformed and say it is against my religion to get vaccinated. but now, with the philosophical it -- exemption all you need to do is go in and say i don't believe in vaccines, and then you can go to school. your children can go to school without being vaccinated. and so there are now pockets around the country where there a
the effect in the u.s. has been a little bit more diffuse, because the u.k., for a number of different reasons really, doesn't have mandatory school-age vaccination law so it is much easier for something like this to see an immediate drop. what you have seen here is over the past 10 years, and i don't know now exactly the number of states, but it is somewhere between 70 and 90% of states have now passed what is called the philosophical exemption law relating to vaccination which means, in order...
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my question for you is if you would comment on what impact you think it has on the u.s. supreme court that we essentially have a cookie-cutter court now. they are appellate judges promoted. no earls or bill douglass, robert jacksons. i can think of a republican who fits that mold, but i can't now. what impact does that have on the court? >> i'm very critical of it. it's not -- eight of the nine have been federal court appeal judges briefly. kagan had not been that. she was solicitor general to being on the supreme court. the cookie-cutters are troubling in other ways to me. they can claim to have a justice raised in new york, but there's two justices that grew up in mississippi, and one that was appointed west of the mississippi, and that's justice kennedy. look at the most recent justices and where they went to school. kagan, princeton and harvard. alito, princeton, john roberts went to harvard and then law school. i think that leads to my focus that is very troubling. also there's a narrow range of experience. few of the current justices spent significant amounts of ti
my question for you is if you would comment on what impact you think it has on the u.s. supreme court that we essentially have a cookie-cutter court now. they are appellate judges promoted. no earls or bill douglass, robert jacksons. i can think of a republican who fits that mold, but i can't now. what impact does that have on the court? >> i'm very critical of it. it's not -- eight of the nine have been federal court appeal judges briefly. kagan had not been that. she was solicitor...
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and so i think without the u.s. it won't work. the u.s. has the peculiar possibility, perhaps more than anyone else that we can think of at the moment. perhaps working here with china to bring islamabad further along the path because it has to become. the afghans are critical and it is that nexus in my view. i can't believe the american tradition of always wanting to solve every problem and seeing itself as the irreplaceable sparkplug that it won't start there. the proposal is not to improve pakistani-u.s. relations per se, but my own view is that i cannot imagine anything that would make a greater positive difference in pakistani, u.s. relations was a process that led to some reasonable and acceptable solution to afghanistan. as difficult as we all see that now. in fact, one further comment. nine months ago we saw the process being entirely improbable. we now see after conversations that it is probable and indeed possible. now we see the negotiations and the agreements that have to be reached as entirely improbable if not extremely diffic
and so i think without the u.s. it won't work. the u.s. has the peculiar possibility, perhaps more than anyone else that we can think of at the moment. perhaps working here with china to bring islamabad further along the path because it has to become. the afghans are critical and it is that nexus in my view. i can't believe the american tradition of always wanting to solve every problem and seeing itself as the irreplaceable sparkplug that it won't start there. the proposal is not to improve...
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the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller-coaster. we have gone up and down we have been best friends come the most allied country in the world and at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, we would have the number one ratings because the drama is so high. it is all built around secret projects. those that flew over the soviet union, and nixon's trip to china more recently the war against al qaeda. all of the secrets of course, do not remain secret very long at all. they all come out. one standard is the united states consistently is always supported and endorsed the military dictators. we love pakistan generals when they takeover. initially we are reluctant but soon we come around and it is bipartisan. republicans and democrats alike have fallen in love with pakistani journalism. there is also great individuals. charlie wilson, but also larry pressler, a little-known senator who still cut off military assistance to pakistan. we told them we would not deliver 30 some odd of 16 aircraft's bought and paid for and
the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller-coaster. we have gone up and down we have been best friends come the most allied country in the world and at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, we would have the number one ratings because the drama is so high. it is all built around secret projects. those that flew over the soviet union, and nixon's trip to china more recently the war against al qaeda. all of the secrets of course, do not remain secret very long at all....
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the u.s. tax code even though it's not a tax code discussion. i want to clarify that i guess my definition of fairness isn't the same as what's described when 45% of the american people don't pay any income tax at all. the top tax bracts are paying 35% of their income and the top are paying 70% of all income tax. i disagree with that definition of fairness and i want to clarify that in the context of budg budg budg budgetary. the epa, this is a different direction than what has been taken so far. they have five education efforts in their recent congressional document talking about support and work and partnership with k-12 schools. federal and state agencies to establish priorities and leverage resources. lastly, an effort to increase promotion of green principles and increase the nation's scientific education. i would like to know if the department of education has been involved in those efforts through the e prngs a because it seems they should be talked about in education, not through epa.
the u.s. tax code even though it's not a tax code discussion. i want to clarify that i guess my definition of fairness isn't the same as what's described when 45% of the american people don't pay any income tax at all. the top tax bracts are paying 35% of their income and the top are paying 70% of all income tax. i disagree with that definition of fairness and i want to clarify that in the context of budg budg budg budgetary. the epa, this is a different direction than what has been taken so...
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u.s. geological survey estimates that within the next 30 years the probability is 94% that an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude or greater will occur in california 94% chance of that. we know inevitably there will be hurricanes, floods and tornadoes coming and we have recognized that a terrorist attack using a weapon of mass destruction in a large city would certainly strain our capability. today i look forward to hearing from our witnesses how well he quipped the united states is for any catastrophic disaster regardless of the cause. what is the level of our preparedness to protect important energy sources? what are we learning from the nuclear accidents in japan and the gulf coast oil spill in the past year? how well are we prepared for a major earthquake in this country? do we have the communication and medical systems necessary to respond to the explosion of a dirty bomb? more than four years ago, congress enacted the post-katrina emergency management reform act which the chairman and i offe
u.s. geological survey estimates that within the next 30 years the probability is 94% that an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude or greater will occur in california 94% chance of that. we know inevitably there will be hurricanes, floods and tornadoes coming and we have recognized that a terrorist attack using a weapon of mass destruction in a large city would certainly strain our capability. today i look forward to hearing from our witnesses how well he quipped the united states is for any...
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i believe that u.s. administrations, successive administrations -- democratic and republican -- have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990s, if united states had been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990s, i don't think we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. so should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to end the russian monopoly, if we want central asia to be prosperous, i think we do have to end this, this policy of blocking iran from having pipelines, trying to discourage transit trade. you know, the late richard holbrooke was so proud of the fact that he'd gotten a transit agreement that goes from afghanistan through pakistan to india. well, there should be routes that go from iran to pakistan to india. it's in the everybody's interests. and i would refer people to fred starr at johns hopkins who's written exten
i believe that u.s. administrations, successive administrations -- democratic and republican -- have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990s, if united states had been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990s, i don't think we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. so should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to...
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in 1999, the u.s. immigration law is one of terribly tight off, 19 of the hijackers came on illegal visas so there was a lot of holes in the united states and canada and we somehow imagine they haven't made progress in the last ten years and we have a date made a tremendous amount of progress and there is a lot of cooperation now between the two governments to try to keep out people out of the space we are concerned about it from the canadian side, the problem continues to be missed, stuffing to do with information sharing with the united states. they are quite reluctant to cooperate under the real time basis with the united states, say for instance in sharing information on people coming into canada and those the u.s. government know anything about the individuals getting the government and perhaps turned person around, and it goes back in part to the case where the government shared a lot of misinformation with the united states and they send them back to be tortured. there's a legacy of that, but i
in 1999, the u.s. immigration law is one of terribly tight off, 19 of the hijackers came on illegal visas so there was a lot of holes in the united states and canada and we somehow imagine they haven't made progress in the last ten years and we have a date made a tremendous amount of progress and there is a lot of cooperation now between the two governments to try to keep out people out of the space we are concerned about it from the canadian side, the problem continues to be missed, stuffing...
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there have been some estimates that a significant proportion, if not the majority, of u.s. casualties in iraq were the result of equipment and munitions imported from her on. that is how serious the issue is. >> server. >> this is probably a follow-up. i'm concerned about how you see the linkage between energy policy and the moves will make or don't make in libya and the rest of the oil-producing middle east where we are deeply indebted to saudi arabia and any movement favoring democracy in brain could upset that balance. let's look at history. i suspect it is awfully hard to find any serious conflicts throughout history that did not have an economic component to them. this is not new. economic interdependence is an issue. there is no question that it is irresponsible not to acknowledge that we care about who rig controls major economic assets around the world. we do care. of course we care. we care who has, who controls the loyal to be we do care about the relationships we have with those countries that have the oil. it is a part and parcel of the debate. takes place all t
there have been some estimates that a significant proportion, if not the majority, of u.s. casualties in iraq were the result of equipment and munitions imported from her on. that is how serious the issue is. >> server. >> this is probably a follow-up. i'm concerned about how you see the linkage between energy policy and the moves will make or don't make in libya and the rest of the oil-producing middle east where we are deeply indebted to saudi arabia and any movement favoring...
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are they still talking about -- another question is some of the boys who went over to the u.s. to america were very young. they were as young as 6 or 10 years old. how did they find this adaptation to america? >> i will answer the first question briefly. they are very well known in china because many of them -- 120, a good 45 are tremendously impressive men. the prime minister, the engineer, the diplomat, the man who convinced britain to -- men of many accomplishments. as to your other question, how did they survive this strenuous journey to america? we are talking about new england in the nineteenth century. good old puritan tradition. you were sitting around the dinner table you need to know how to call what you eat in english. under that system of education your learn english very fast. >> by the time they got back to china, they were still quite young. they were 20 years google turtle 23 years old and could they make a difference in china? >> by the time they got to shine as a% to all these menial tasks. it took from ten years to come into their own as men. when they did, d
are they still talking about -- another question is some of the boys who went over to the u.s. to america were very young. they were as young as 6 or 10 years old. how did they find this adaptation to america? >> i will answer the first question briefly. they are very well known in china because many of them -- 120, a good 45 are tremendously impressive men. the prime minister, the engineer, the diplomat, the man who convinced britain to -- men of many accomplishments. as to your other...
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in mexico and i have been so terrified in the last couple of years of my life for reasons like the u.s. government and by relationships and this and that. i have no idea what i'm saying. it's about fear. [laughter] >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being part of our session. [applause] >> yeah. >> finishing up our coverage of the 2011 tucson festival much of book. >> now, on booktv, kay says men in their 30s and 40s prefer to put off their adulthood and women pushed by their biological clocks is as driven as ever. this event was hosted by the manhattan institute in new york city. it's about 40 minutes. >> how many of you have seen the movies i'm going to be discussing before and those who haven't might want to get out a little more. [laughter] >> this is a shot from "sex and the city." "sex and the city," as most of you was a television series as well as the subject of two movies or the title of two movies. there have been much spilled on this topic of this foursome but i want to say something about what's less commend. this is probably the highest educated group ever to a
in mexico and i have been so terrified in the last couple of years of my life for reasons like the u.s. government and by relationships and this and that. i have no idea what i'm saying. it's about fear. [laughter] >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being part of our session. [applause] >> yeah. >> finishing up our coverage of the 2011 tucson festival much of book. >> now, on booktv, kay says men in their 30s and 40s prefer to put off their adulthood and...
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u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who have low-paying jobs and cannot afford to feed their family. that is why i and working so hard in the congress to focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. to me, this is what our primary responsibility is it. when the unemployment rate keeps climbing, we have to focus on jobs. i agree with you that putting people to work is uppermost and is why i support the programs of the small business administration. in my community, i have seen jobs in the biotech field, going from 400 to about 1600. another company that inst
u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who...
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so you think barack obama and the u.s. government are putting all these black people -- >> guest: i didn't say a thing about barack obama. >> host: well, he's the head of the u.s. government, so i'm asking you -- [laughter] >> guest: now he's the head of the u.s. government. no. no, no, don't put that on me, brother. >> host: okay. so what are you saying? you're saying they're innocent, and they're just being -- >> guest: you're talking about now. >> host: right. >> guest: i'm talking about then. >> host: well, i'm talking about now, so let's talk about now. why are all these young black people in jail? >> guest: well with, i can't tell you that because i don't live in this country. so i don't know much about what's going on in this country. i got out of this country. i live in canada where people have a different history, and therefore, you know, different people. but i still understand what's going on in this country. i will not say anything like that, you know? i will not do that. i say that the power and the glory of h
so you think barack obama and the u.s. government are putting all these black people -- >> guest: i didn't say a thing about barack obama. >> host: well, he's the head of the u.s. government, so i'm asking you -- [laughter] >> guest: now he's the head of the u.s. government. no. no, no, don't put that on me, brother. >> host: okay. so what are you saying? you're saying they're innocent, and they're just being -- >> guest: you're talking about now. >> host:...
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their way to california, but u.s. government experts insists that there is no threat to the american public. that just out from the associated press. again, this is brookings institution, the japanese ambassador here shortly. also in a couple of minutes, president obama, at the white house talking about libya and the passing last night of the no-fly zone, the announcement by libya of a cease fire and a truce. the president will be speaking shortly, and you can follow those comments on our companion network, c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible convers
their way to california, but u.s. government experts insists that there is no threat to the american public. that just out from the associated press. again, this is brookings institution, the japanese ambassador here shortly. also in a couple of minutes, president obama, at the white house talking about libya and the passing last night of the no-fly zone, the announcement by libya of a cease fire and a truce. the president will be speaking shortly, and you can follow those comments on our...
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he >> host: he's the head of the u.s. government. >> guest: no, no, don't put that on me, brother. >> host: you're saying they are innocent -- >> guest: you're talking about now, i'm talking about then. >> host: let's talk about now. why are all these young black people in jail? >> guest: i can't tell you that because i don't live in this country so i don't know much about what's going on in this country. i got out of this country. i live in canada where people have a different history and therefore different people. i still understand what's going on in the country. i say that the power and the glory of human beings are within the individuals, not within the collective, only -- only the individual creates the collective. >> host: so what is your message and then to these individuals? it doesn't sound like you want to say blame the white man or the structure or the government. what are you saying? >> guest: i am saying we got. was to as an individual. >> guest: is as an individual. we cup. there is an old sudanese history
he >> host: he's the head of the u.s. government. >> guest: no, no, don't put that on me, brother. >> host: you're saying they are innocent -- >> guest: you're talking about now, i'm talking about then. >> host: let's talk about now. why are all these young black people in jail? >> guest: i can't tell you that because i don't live in this country so i don't know much about what's going on in this country. i got out of this country. i live in canada where...
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according to the u.s. chamber of commerce, the sbir program serves as an important avenue by which agencies harness the creativity and ingenuity of small business to meet specific research and development needs of the federal government. and might i say, that they may be needs of the federal government, like we need a way to cool our tanks in afghanistan and iraq because our tanks are operating in temperatures that are excessive. that was a real need of the defense department. they sent out basically an s.o.s., can anybody come up with a better way? we will, not only did we come up with a better way in a radiator out of technology that we actually developed in louisiana, but, mr. president, as you know, these technologies don't stay in the department of defense. once they go out to be used in our tanks helping keep our war fighters safe, helping keep our war fighters save and helping win the wars we send hem to fitted, this technology can be deployed in the racing car industry or in detroit or in some of o
according to the u.s. chamber of commerce, the sbir program serves as an important avenue by which agencies harness the creativity and ingenuity of small business to meet specific research and development needs of the federal government. and might i say, that they may be needs of the federal government, like we need a way to cool our tanks in afghanistan and iraq because our tanks are operating in temperatures that are excessive. that was a real need of the defense department. they sent out...
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as you point out, the precursor for heparin that is used in the u.s. and manufactured by u.s. manufacturers, but much of the precursor comes from china, which i think has more pigs than any place in the world. >> we have a lot in ohio, too, and we would like to compete in this market. >> but it cost, as you pointed out, serious allergic reactions and many deaths. >> do we know how many deaths yet? >> in terms of the documented deaths, people do. why- nine >> is it impossible to know? >> because sometimes the providers don't make the association between the death of a patient and the contaminated heparin. they often have complex medical illnesses, and when a person expires, the connection was not necessarily made that it was because of the heparin. as with all the investigation and we began to understand the and between the hepaeriarin fatalities, we know that it took a serious toll. in response, we have put in place and number of protective measures, a new screening tests and safety systems, also working with regulatory authorities in china on this and working with the private
as you point out, the precursor for heparin that is used in the u.s. and manufactured by u.s. manufacturers, but much of the precursor comes from china, which i think has more pigs than any place in the world. >> we have a lot in ohio, too, and we would like to compete in this market. >> but it cost, as you pointed out, serious allergic reactions and many deaths. >> do we know how many deaths yet? >> in terms of the documented deaths, people do. why- nine >> is it...